Sorcerer
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
Critics Sentiment
Trucks traverse decrepit bridge during violent thunderstorm with nitroglycerin
Victor Manzon faces fraud charges and Pascal commits suicide
The film dramatically improves from its slow, confusing opening vignettes to the acclaimed bridge sequence that reviewers called breathtaking.
Sorcerer starts poorly with lengthy, confusing backstory vignettes that reviewers found unnecessary and pace-killing. The film significantly improves once the main mission begins, building to universally praised action sequences like the famous bridge crossing. Despite brilliant technical filmmaking and suspenseful set pieces, the weak opening and misleading title prevented it from achieving the acclaim of Friedkin's earlier masterpieces.
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Roy Scheider
Scanlon / "Dominguez"
Bruno Cremer
Victor Manzon / "Serrano"
Francisco Rabal
Nilo
Amidou
Kassem / "Martinez"
Ramon Bieri
Corlette
Peter Capell
Lartigue
Karl John
"Marquez"
Friedrich von Ledebur
"Carlos"
Chico Martínez
Bobby del Rios
Joe Spinell
Spider
Rosario Almontes
Agrippa
Richard Holley
Billy White
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Blanche Manzon
Jean-Luc Bideau
Pascal
Jacques François
Lefevre
André Falcon
Guillot
Gerard Murphy
Donnelly
Desmond Crofton
Boyle
Henry Diamond
Murray
Ray Dittrich
Ben
Crew
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